tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5398761775627125562.post6208979148655312162..comments2024-02-03T13:05:51.797-06:00Comments on Stump The Teacher: We Are Not Newsworthy...Joshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12252463873478820840noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5398761775627125562.post-42811443235206907472012-10-23T21:21:00.574-05:002012-10-23T21:21:00.574-05:00First of all I would like to congratulate you on y...First of all I would like to congratulate you on your achievements as an educator. What you do is great and I apologize that the press performs the way that they do. I have been looking through your posts for quite a while now and have yet to find something in which I could challenge you to (for class of course). You have great thoughts and I agree with almost everything. However, after reading this post, I believe this topic creates a challenge itself. The challenge is not only for you, but for all educators. Keep in mind that the news media is constantly covering stories that are disturbing (murders, robberies, drug abuse, etc.). How often do you read about or see something positive other than in the sports section? Even then, they find ways to deteriorate athletes for any wrongdoing. The presidential debate is the same way. Where are the positives? How can we change this trend? If it takes constantly sending media success stories or examples through video clips, then we as educators should keep doing so until they give in. Maybe that one article or one clip may break the trend? I think you have a great start here with the blogs. Social networking is a good way to begin this (facebook, twitter, blogs, etc.). Once the word is out there, people may show more interest in education. Then, the media will have no excuse to not cover the success of it. Who will be the one to make this happen?Kristennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5398761775627125562.post-85875001574735495752012-07-05T08:53:31.584-05:002012-07-05T08:53:31.584-05:00Please feel free to search #eduwin on twitter, if ...Please feel free to search #eduwin on twitter, if you haven't heard about it yet. <br /><br />http://edreach.us/tag/eduwin/Brendanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03851321965073197018noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5398761775627125562.post-10412900878237924942012-05-17T11:34:55.551-05:002012-05-17T11:34:55.551-05:00Great post Josh. What can we do to change the neg...Great post Josh. What can we do to change the negative perception of our profession? We should promote what we do and break down the isolation of the profession. Teaching is still (although I think this is changing) a very insular profession. We spend all of our working lives with other human beings (students) but we don’t have as much contact with other professionals. So, in a strange sort of way, we are alone. Being alone, we don’t have many incentives to promote our great work with others and instead soldier on in our own classrooms, transforming lives in a real way doing so in a way that is unavoidably private... What is the end result? Society never really understands what we do because the private magic of the profession is hidden from the public sphere. So the institution responsible for reporting the outside world—the media—finds dramatic transgressions, illegal activities and other negative things to cover. The irony is profound—the very same people in the media who so skillfully write/report/speak about the bad in our profession are the very beneficiaries of the great teachers who have engendered these skills with them! <br />So I think the solution is to continue to break the isolation that the Internet Revolution has accelerated.. and we must at every moment showcase our great work.Dan Foutsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5398761775627125562.post-22739892442840026772012-05-10T00:25:44.031-05:002012-05-10T00:25:44.031-05:00Stump, you already know the answer to your final q...Stump, you already know the answer to your final question. How did teaching become such a renowned profession throughout history and in other countries? It was because of students. In the end, that is all that matters. Who are real teachers? The ones that make a difference. The real question we should be asking ourselves is...am I making a difference? If you are not sure, get started our become a capitalist. As far as you Stump, you make a difference in my teaching and that is enough for me. Thank you sir.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06287679488455342681noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5398761775627125562.post-9401063663854387812012-05-09T22:00:50.569-05:002012-05-09T22:00:50.569-05:00Well put Josh. I would agree that the idiots that...Well put Josh. I would agree that the idiots that are made it into the classroom, that are not there for the kids, but for some other reason, have clearly put up a negative flag for teachers all over America.<br /><br />I have been passing on your blog and story to all teachers that I know in my area, because it is truly an honor to be nominated for such an award, let alone win one. I can imagine how special your time in D.C.was, and applaud you for taking this experience in stride and staying humble. Although the kids have put you there, your decisions, time, & effort have put you above the rest.<br /><br />I agree whole heartedly that our profession of educational role models has become a "glorified babysitter" in the eyes of some, especially parents. I am constantly amazed at how removed some parents are from the lives of their children, but I can understand that since we spend more time with them than some of their own parents. <br /><br />Keep up the positive messages and making a difference!!Jacob Smithershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15667620573500579914noreply@blogger.com